孟加拉国将削减服装行业15%的企业税

 

Bangladesh to cut corporate tax for RMG sector by 15%

The Bangladeshi government has proposed to reduce corporate tax to 20 per cent from the existing 35 per cent for the country's export-oriented readymade garment industry.

“As part of our continued support, I propose to reduce the tax rate of the RMG sector from 35 per cent to 20 per cent,” said Finance Minister Abdul Muhith in his budget speech on Thursday.

The Finance Minister acknowledged that the RMG sector is one of the main exporting sectors of Bangladesh. This sector is making important contribution to the GDP growth and employment generation.

Muhith said during July-April of current fiscal year, Bangladesh's garment export earnings stood at $27.6 billion compared to $25.3 billion during the same period of the last fiscal year.

Export earnings from woven garments and knitwear recorded an increase of 12.7 and 7.3 percent respectively. Notably, among the main export markets, exports to both the USA and Euro zone have increased.

Referring to the textile sector, Muhith said ,“This sector has developed as a big and strong backward sector. Addressing its demand as well as to help it to move forward, duty on stripping chemical is proposed to be reduced to 15 per cent from the existing 25 per cent. Duty of flax fiber and spandex/elastraometrics applicable now at 10 per cent, is proposed to be reduced to 5 per cent.”

Muhith said the government is providing “substantial tax benefits” to the apparel sector acknowledging its contribution to the economy.

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孟加拉国将削减服装行业15%的企业税

孟加拉政府提出将该国出口导向型的成衣服装行业内现有35%的企业所得税削减至20%。

“作为我们持续支持的一部分,我建议将服装行业的税率从35%减少到20%,”财政部长Abdul Muhith周四在他的预算演讲中说。

财政部长承认,服装部门是孟加拉国的主要出口行业之一。该部门对GDP增长和就业作出了重要贡献。

Muhith说，在2015年7月至2016年4月的当前财年，,孟加拉国服装出口收入达276亿美元，相比之下，上一财年的收入为253亿美元。

梭织服装和针织品的出口收入分别增加了12.7%和7.3%。值得注意的是,主要出口市场,美国和欧元区的出口都有增加。

提及纺织行业,Muhith说,“该部门已经发展成为一个强大的部门。需要解决其需求以及帮助它前进,剥离化学关税，提出了从现有的25%降至15%。亚麻纤维和弹性纤维的关税建议从现在的10%减少到5%。”

Muhith说,政府是为服装行业提供“重大的税收优惠”来承认其对经济的贡献。